Improvement in windmills



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BRADLEY W. STANTON, OF- ALMENA, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 113,218, dated March 28, 1871. I

IMPROVEMENT IN wlNnMlLL-s.

The Schedule referred to in there Letters atent' and making part of the same.

To all 'whom 'it may concern Vtion and arrangement of a windmill, as will be herein-v v after fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will-now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, which represents a side elevation of my windmill.

A represents the shaft or spindle of the windmill, at the upper end of which are secured two frames B B. These frames are of any desired size, and cross each other at right angles in the center, the spindle A passing through the lower joint as shown. In the end pieces of the -frames B B are inserted shafts C C, upon each of which are secured two windboards D D, one on the side, and the other on top of the shaft; or, in other words, the two wind-boards on the same shaft stand at right angles with each other.

There may be as many of these wind-boards as may be desired.

When closed the)T lap 'onto each other like the siding to a house at one end of the frame, while at the other end the wind-boards lie horizontal, thus making one side ofthe wheel' closed While the other side is open, letting the Wind pass through.

The shafts O O are connected by rods a a, which pass through a'plate, b, attached to a collar, d, on the shaft A. This collar d is, by-.another rod e, connected with the governor E, which regulates the mo-` tion ofthe wheel by opening the fans or wind-boards and letting the Wind pass throngh.

A rod, f, is connected with the lower end of the collar d, and at the outer` end of said rod is attached a Weight, Gr, which keeps the governor -from spreading until the motion gets to a desired point.

A lever, H, is connectedwith the rod. j, and by pulling down on said lever the mill is stopped Having thus fully described my invention,.

' What I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

, The shafts() 0,*wind-boards D D, rods a a, plate b, collar d, rod ve, and governor E, the several parts BRADLEY W. STANTON.

Witnesses:

LEMUEL H. Fos'rnR, IsAAo N. RICHARDS.V 

